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  “… - the Irish clergy of Fall River purchased Forest Hill Gardens, a summer resort in Ashley’s Cove north of Fall River, in 1885.  The Sisters of Mercy… came that same year with the blessing of Bishop Hendricken to operate the new orphanage at the old inn on the grounds of the resort, calling it Saint Vincent’s Home.”

 “The hotel was retained as suiting temporarily for an orphanage asylum, and here three Sisters of Mercy from the Mother House in Providence, RI came one September afternoon, in 1885, to undertake the care of the little homeless ones.” The Sisters of Mercy in Providence, RI

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“Saint Vincent's Orphanage, founded in 1885, occupied a wooden building till its present brick home was completed in 1894.”  The History of Fall River, MA, Keeley Library at BMC Durfee.

This building located on North Main Street in Fall River remained in use until 1972 when the current campus was completed.

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Our current location is a 50-acre campus located in the north end of Fall River, MA. The campus includes thirteen individual buildings.  We also maintain three community homes in Fall River, MA and provide community-based services throughout Southeastern MA.

We also maintain three community homes in Fall River, Massachusetts and provide community-based services throughout the Southeast Region.